Google Just Brought Back the Blinking Phone Light. Now You Can Use Gemini Without Checking the Screen

Google’s new Pixel phones bring back a bright feature they haven’t had since 2018. Here’s how that changes things.

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AI assistants now listen for instructions, work through requests, and act on the results across devices that spend most of the day face down on a desk or sitting in a pocket. It leaves their owners guessing at what is happening in between asking and answering. Google’s newest smartphones arrive with a small, unexpectedly old-fashioned answer to that kind of blindness.

The Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL, and 11 Pro Fold, announced today, run Google’s new Tensor G6 chip and Android 17 and serve as the company’s hardware showcase for its Gemini assistant. All three Pro models have gained a notification........

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